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<em>Fifty Shades of Grey</em> whips up a whopping $81m at the box office

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Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan in Fifty Shades of Grey (Universal Pictures)
Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan in Fifty Shades of Grey (Universal Pictures)

Los Angeles — Audiences were more than curious to check out the big-screen adaptation of the racy phenomenon Fifty Shades of Grey this weekend. The erotic drama sizzled in its debut, earning an estimated $81.7m from 3,646 theatres in its first three days, distributor Universal Pictures said on Sunday.


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